HPC (HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING) ENGINEER

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Maxar Intelligence is a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence. We deliver disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost effectiveness. We are hiring for a HPC (High-Performance Computing) Engineer to join our team in Herndon, VA. As an alternative, we can also hire for this role in our Westminster, CO office, with up to 20% travel to other sites as needed.

We have an opportunity for a High Performance Computing Systems Administrator to join our 3DBuilder team.  In this role, you will be responsible for supporting and maintaining the HPC infrastructure that supports creation of 3D products.

What you will do day to day:

• Performing HW maintenance (swapping drives, replacing fans, etc), 
• Performing SW upgrades & patches, 
• Performing environment-specific Configuration Management, 
• Monitoring system availability, 
• Assisting the product development team in evaluating configuration changes, 
• Performing maintenance and troubleshooting HPC filesystems (Lustre and GPFS),
• Performing maintenance of end-user workstations
• Providing operating system and access support to 3D users.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be a US citizen
• Must be willing and able to obtain a Secret security clearance
• Must have 3+ years experience administering one or more of the following:
  • Linux Servers
  • GPFS and/or Lustre File Systems
  • VMware VSphere
  • FreeIPA
  • Postgres
  • Kubernetes
• Must be familiar with components of an HPC computing environment including:
  • Slurm
  • Job Scheduling
  • Cluster networking
• Must have 3+ years of day-to-day operational experience working in Data Centers

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of the following experience:
• administering Linux operating systems
• working with and administering Lustre file systems
• 3+ years of experience administering High Performance Compute clusters

Life with Us:

There is a reason we boast awards like Best Employer, Best Place to work, Top employer, candidate experience winner. Our strength is in our people. Each team member makes a unique contribution

to our collective mission. So, we recognize that with best-in-class benefits like:

• 401K matching and immediate vesting schedule

• Career growth opportunities

• Family friendly benefits like maternity and paternity leave, adoption reimbursement, flexible hours, hybrid work options

• Programs to help you grow like tuition reimbursement, hackathons, and career development

• Student loan repayment

• Generous time off

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision at affordable monthly rates

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Our salary ranges are market-driven and set to allow for flexibility. Individual pay will be competitive based on a candidate’s unique set of knowledge, skills, and geographic diversity, with earnings potential commensurate with experience. The range for this position is:

$95,000.00 - $159,000.00 annually.

 

Maxar employees must follow all applicable Maxar policies and COVID-19 requirements as well as those of Maxar customers and third parties. Individual job requirements may vary, and Maxar reserves the right to modify its policies and requirements as it deems appropriate in accordance with applicable law.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.